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What an Ending!! - Review written on June 04, 2008
Rating: 5 out of 5
This final installment of the series is superb. My only complaint is that it is too short! I just want this show to keep going!
Once again, the show deals with those difficult female dilemmas: marriage, babies, happiness, and being alone (rather than being lonely) in a modern, feminist city (or are we already post-feminist?). But we also watch them tackle romance, balance, and serious health issues.
In perfect SATC style, each issue is presented with respect and kindness, served up with honesty, and a healthy does of laughter. Each woman has her own demons to struggle with, including each other.
But the series ends well, and in my opinion perfectly. Everyone is where she should be!
(As for the extras, I watched them once, and will probably never see them again.)
OK, is NYC the "Fifth Lady" OR is it Carrie's boyfriend?? - Review written on December 22, 2007
Rating: 4 out of 5
I'm referring to the bonus materials on Season 6, Part 2, which includes two superficial tributes to the creator, writers, cast and crew of SATC. Someone (Darren Star, maybe?) says that NYC is "the fifth lady". Elsewhere in the same tribute, is a clip of Carrie saying she's been on a date with NYC for 18 years, "and it's getting serious." Ah, it was the Fleet Week episode. As she walks away from the visiting Louisiana sailor who really didn't care for NYC, she says, in a voiceover, "I can't have *no one* [sic] talking s--t about my boyfriend."
I must say, in the tributes, Sarah Jessica Parker looks far more beautiful than Carrie did in all six seasons.
I took a star off because of the too-frequent commentary by the insufferable Kathy Griffin (and really, once would have been too much). Really, what was she doing there? Or, for that matter, Ivanka Trump or Heidi Klum?
If you were a series fan, this is obviously something you want to buy. People say different things about the finale, but I thought it was just perfect, extremely emotionally satisfying.
One of the commentators I did enjoy was series semi-regular Mario ("Anthony") Cantone, who made short work of women who come up to him and say "I'M CARRIE!!!" His comeback isn't repeatable here, but I wish he'd repeat it to certain posters on the SATC board at imdb.com.
The entire series is a blast. It's even better when you have the luxury of watching it on DVD.
And Stanford Blatch is still adorable.
HOW WILL NEW YORK SURVIVE WITHOUT THESE WOMEN - Review written on November 24, 2007
Rating: 4 out of 5
1 customer found this review helpful, 1 did not.
A lot of my friends didnt like the whole russian thing, but I like it..i thought he was very complex and sort of hot, I got what Carrie saw in him..frankly, I could never quite understand what Carrie saw in Big, I mean he treated her poorly, he made fun of all of her boyfriends in the most immature way, he cheated on his wife with her, he left for California when she needed him most, I was not surprised how the show ended..but does anybody believe that that would last?...COME ON!!..I liked the Miranda story line, it was touching and i was glad she was happy at last..as for Charlotte, well, she got her Park Avenue apt. and a guy that made lots of money, so I guess she was happy, as shallow and sad as that is...as for Samantha, she got the hottest man I have ever seen, so she ended up on top..as always..this is a good ending for the series, but I liked the first half of season six better than the last half, not that this was not very good..but the first half of season six, is a classic...oh and frankly, dont bother over paying for this ..just do like we all do and buy the box set..it's so worth it..
Oh great irony!!! - Review written on May 30, 2007
Rating: 1 out of 5
5 customers found this review helpful, 7 did not.
After making me watch Sex and the City with her, my wife astutely observed that at the heart of this show is a great irony. Touted as a "breakout show" lauding feminism and female empowerment, Sex and the City ironically only managed to portray women as more shallow, superficial, petty and empty-headed than virtually any other television show in history (thank creator Darren Star). Far from challenging whatever backward notions might remain that women are not men's equals, all watching this show would actually do is effectively confirm everything about women that misogynistic chauvinists unfoundedly believe, especially but not limited to the beliefs that women are silly, adolescent, juvenile and totally unencumbered by any burdens of logic, adulthood or maturity. Great progress.
Tiring quickly of Carrie Bradshaw's infantile and meaningless ponderings--"Is New York all about change?" "Are new myths required for singles?" "Is life in Manhattan like a bagel with cream cheese?" Here's one: "Is life really all about perpetually asking meaninglessly vacuous questions and then posing witty but ultimately arbitrary responses?"--one is left to wonder what exactly happened to her in childhood that so effectively stunted her emotional development, seemingly forever cementing her personality at about a sixteen/seventeen-year old emotional age. Are we supposed to pity her that "Big" treats her like a little kid, regardless of the fact that she disturbingly acts like an unbalanced little child? I would say no, especially in light of the fact that in real life "Big" and Carrie would probably not be together in the first place.
Another of the show's many absurdities is the foursome of friends that comprise its main characters. Let's face it folks, unless these girls grew up together (and in the show they didn't), these four women would NOT be friends in real life. They would hate each other.
The end - Review written on February 22, 2007
Rating: 4 out of 5
1 customer found this review helpful.
This 3-disc set contains the final episodes of the TV serial: Sex and the City. Each episode showed originally on TV, but each episode here is greatly expanded in length and depth as compared to the TV versions. First, there is a lot more sex, with the requisite nudity, often by Samantha. Second, there is more emotion; we see emotions frayed to levels not seen in any of the TV serials. An example is the argument between Miranda and Carrie before Carrie heads of to Paris. Third, the relationships are more fleshed out, and we get a better explanation of why certain individuals act the way they do. The plot lines stay the same though, and so do all the endings. Even the TV show ends the same way as it started, with Carrie and Mr. Big together. The special features are nothing much to speak of, except for interviews with all the actors and actresses. Overall, the five hours or so of the show are fairly comical and quite enjoyable.
Surprisingly good for a bunch of happy endings...! - Review written on May 17, 2006
Rating: 5 out of 5
I usually dislike happy endings because they usually just don't feel REAL but simply contrived, manipulative, and cliche.
Well, the season finale of SATC was a bit too HAPPY/rose-tinted for my tastes but, hee hee, I have to confess to mostly enjoying it despite the sometimes way too heavy-handed symbolism (Carrie with her necklaces, especially).
Chris Noth ("Mr. Big") as always, steals the show. This man has incredible screen presence/charisma and really ought to be in more projects.
David Eigenberg ("Steve") finally is given a chance to show off other sides of his character in the season finale, and we see that he truly is an accomplished actor, not just a very "aw shucks" impossible-not-to-like down-home Brooklyn boy.
Mikhail Baryshnikov puts in a solid performance as he has in all of his episodes, but his character does not change much.
The only weak moments was Carrie's breakup speech towards the end of the finale, which seemed way too written and overextended her finite acting abilities.
About the only thing I will not miss from this show is seeing some of Carrie's fashion disasters...she dresses beautifully half of the time, and the other half of the time just makes you wonder, "What in the hell is she thinking???" But that's a truly minor complaint, for a smart, witty, often hilarious and poignant show that has very very few peers in today's TV desert.
Everyone ends up with a male figure, give me a break! - Review written on December 12, 2005
Rating: 3 out of 5
1 customer found this review helpful, 7 did not.
Okay, I loved SATC up until the end. At the very end, the magical moment, the very happy closure, all 4 of them end up in relatively serious relationships with men. I am disappointed. Why can't one of them just be by herself and happy? Do we really need any more pressure to co-exist? So, I am left with the 1938 classic Gone With The Wind to reassure myself that single women can still be happy and look forward to tomorrow (Never mind that Scarlett is already plotting to get Rhett back.) Anyway, it was entertaining along the way but I truly wish it had less of a Hollywood symmetrical ending. Oh well, you can't always get what you want... but this was certainly what I needed along the way so I give it 3 stars.